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From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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Subject: Re: xdm disallowing keyboard input
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On Fri, 28 Mar 1997, K. Marsh wrote:

> On Sat, 29 Mar 1997, Kris Kennaway wrote:
> > You mean question 6.17 in the FAQ?
> > 
> > -----
> > 6.17. How do I start XDM from the /etc/ttys file?
> > 
> > Starting xdm via /etc/ttys is a Bad Thing. I don't know why this crept 
> > into some README file.
> 
> This question in the FAQ claims putting xdm in ttys is a Bad Thing, but
> offers no explanation why.

It doesn't work with more recent versions.  I know with the Mach64 server,
with 3.1.2 beta series, it got real unhappy running from ttys.  added a
call to xdm from rc.local and everything was hunky-dory.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major